FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 25842/16
Bebică-Gabriel NEICUŢ against Romania
and 22 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 29 June 2023 as a Committee composed of:
Tim Eicke, President,
Branko Lubarda,
Ana Maria Guerra Martins, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The list of the applicants is set out in the appendix.
The applicants’ complaints under Article 3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of detention were communicated to the Romanian Government, who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicants, who were invited to submit their own observations (see the appended table for the relevant dates). No reply was received by the Court.
By letters sent by registered post, the applicants were notified that the time allowed for the submission of their observations had expired. The applicants’ attention was further drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. No reply to these letters has been received by the Court (see details in the appended table) and there are no previous letters from the applicants informing the Court about a change of address.
THE LAW
Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.
In the light of the foregoing, the Court concludes that the applicants may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue the applications (Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention). Furthermore, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 in fine, the Court finds no special circumstances regarding respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto which require the continued examination of the applications.
In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to join the applications;
Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases.
Done in English and notified in writing on 20 July 2023.
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Viktoriya Maradudina Tim Eicke
Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 3 of the Convention
(inadequate conditions of detention)
No.
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Date of the
applicant’s last
letter to the
Court
Date of sending
Government’s
observations to
the applicant
Time‑limit for
submission of
response by the
applicant
Date of the
Court’s
registered letter
Date of receipt/ return of
the registered letter
Date of the
applicant’s release
from prison
25842/16
28/09/2016
Bebică‑Gabriel NEICUŢ
1982
16/10/2020
05/10/2022
02/11/2022
10/03/2023
04/04/2023
Illegible signature
01/08/2017
25905/16
04/07/2016
Iuliu SZASZ
1968
05/05/2021
05/10/2022
02/11/2022
10/03/2023
22/03/2023
Signed by the applicant
21/04/2021
28511/16
14/06/2016
Gheorghe MIUŢESCU
1970
23/02/2021
21/09/2022
19/10/2022
10/03/2023
20/03/2023
Signed by the applicant
13/03/2018
46104/16
10/10/2016
Marius ILIE
1987
30/06/2022
28/07/2022
25/08/2022
21/12/2022
30/12/2022
Signed by the applicant’s relatives
17/08/2017
46540/16
02/09/2016
Gheorghe IONESCU
1978
16/04/2021
11/07/2022
08/08/2022
27/09/2022
25/04/2023
Letter returned to the Court as “unclaimed”
01/11/2017
47621/16
21/09/2016
Alexandru‑Emanuel VĂDUVA
1992
24/06/2022
28/07/2022
25/08/2022
21/12/2022
30/12/2022
Signed by the applicant’s relatives
03/10/2017
47790/16
20/09/2016
Sergiu‑Neluţu BUTULESCU
1980
15/12/2021
28/07/2022
25/08/2022
21/12/2022
30/12/2022
Illegible signature
19/04/2017
53807/16
09/11/2016
Ştefan BALOG
1982
12/08/2022
21/09/2022
19/10/2022
10/03/2023
21/03/2023
Signed by the prison representative
In detention
57639/16
20/12/2016
Vasile VIERIU
1966
04/01/2017
19/07/2022
16/08/2022
21/12/2022
Handed over on 09/01/2023
(according to information on the website of the Romanian Post)
02/08/2016
58522/16
31/10/2016
Gheorghe TULUC
1957
Tatiana Tuluc
Oneşti
30/06/2022
19/07/2022
16/08/2022
21/12/2022
09/01/2023
Illegible signature
13/12/2016
60103/16
22/11/2016
Bogdan‑Adrian NEDELCU
1987
21/02/2022
28/07/2022
25/08/2022
21/12/2022
Letter returned to the Court as “refused” by the applicant on 16/01/2023
07/02/2017
63104/16
13/02/2017
Nicolae LIŢA
1981
27/06/2022
19/07/2022
16/08/2022
21/12/2022
04/01/2023
Signed by the applicant
07/11/2017
66362/16
27/12/2016
Sorinel GRANCEA
1976
06/09/2022
05/10/2022
02/11/2022
10/03/2023
Letter returned to sender on 25/04/2023 as “moved”
14/11/2021
66590/16
03/01/2017
Romeo‑Sorin CORCODEL
1964
05/05/2022
21/09/2022
19/10/2022
27/01/2023
15/02/2023
Signed by the applicant
03/11/2017
69476/16
02/02/2017
Marius ŞTEFĂNESCU
1979
27/08/2020
05/10/2022
02/11/2022
10/03/2023
Letter returned to sender on 25/04/2023
08/01/2018
71532/16
07/06/2017
Mihai IORGA
1965
09/05/2022
21/09/2022
19/10/2022
10/03/2023
17/03/2023
Illegible signature
24/12/2017
72441/16
20/01/2017
Remus APETROAEI
1974
Elena Tescu
Iaşi
14/12/2021
28/07/2022
25/08/2022
21/12/2022
04/01/2023
Signed by the applicant’s representative
18/01/2017
78460/16
09/01/2017
Nicolae BUNEA
1972
02/11/2020
17/10/2022
14/11/2022
10/03/2023
21/03/2023
Signed by the applicant
13/02/2018
78572/16
03/01/2017
Petre STĂVĂRACHE
1968
01/06/2022
21/09/2022
19/10/2022
10/03/2023
17/03/2023
Signed by the prison representative
09/05/2018, and then re‑arrested again in 2019
79115/16
13/02/2017
Gheorghe Lucian PURDĂ
1980
05/09/2022
17/10/2022
14/11/2022
10/03/2023
23/03/2023
Signed by the applicant
31/10/2017
243/17
30/12/2016
Viorel LUPU
1971
15/12/2020
19/07/2022
16/08/2022
21/12/2022
03/01/2023
Signed by the applicant’s relatives
10/04/2019
2395/17
23/02/2017
Octavian‑Marian MĂRUNŢELU
1980
26/04/2022
28/07/2022
25/08/2022
21/12/2022
30/12/2022
Signed by the applicant
20/02/2017
3881/17
30/01/2017
Emil IONIŢĂ
1978
08/02/2022
19/07/2022
16/08/2022
21/12/2022
30/12/2022
Signed by the applicant’s family member
07/11/2017